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Friday, 20 September 2013

Sepia Saturday - The Peace of a A Gaelic Blessing

Sepia Saturday gives bloggers an opportunity to share their family history and memories though photographs.

The idea of featuring a poem, a prayer or a choir to reflect this week's theme of Peace had never occurred to me until I read this week's Sepia Saturday post. This beautiful Gaelic Blessing immediately came into my mind

There are several blessings with their origins in the Gaelic language of Scotland. Probably the best known is "Deep peace of the running wave to you". its gentle words have been set to music by modern composer John Rutter, most famous for his arrangements of Christmas carols.

You can hear the blessing sung HERE on TV's "Song's of Praise" from Chester Cathedral.

Deep peace of the running wave to you.

Deep peace of the flowing air to you.

Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.

Deep peace of the shining stars to you

Deep peace of the gentle night to you.

Moon and stars pour their healing light on you.

Deep peace of Christ, Of Christ the light of the world to you.

Deep peace of Christ to you.

"Deep peace of the running waves"

The Isle of Iona in the Western Isles

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"Deep peace of the flowing air to you"Approaching the Isle of Arran

"Deep peace of the quiet earth"
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Cowdenknowes Wood, Earlston in the Scottish Borders

Deep peace of the gentle night to you"Sunset over Hawick in the Scottish Borders

About Me

I have been interested in family history for years. It all began when I was allowed as a child to look through the old family photographs and memorabilia kept in a shoebox in the cupboard at my grandfather's house. That treat started me on a fascinating ancestral trail.